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In The process Of Building A Brass Top Thinline Tele........................

JeffBlue

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Should be a cool build. Seymour Duncan pickups, '59 humbucker in the neck, Antiquity P90 middle and a Jerry Donahue in the bridge, brass top.
I did, however, make a mistake on the StewMac thinline body by thinking I could lightly roast the body using the oven when my wife finished baking and with the oven off. Just during the cool down about 3 times. Anyway, I have a slight separation where the body woods were glued together, the body and the neck pocket shrank a bit and now the brass top is slightly oversized (due to body shrinkage)

The upside is the wife gave me the okay to order a special Warmoththin line tele body build for the project.
 

JeffBlue

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Just ordered a Warmoth Black Korina with a Padouk laminate top. I requested a Bloodwood laminate top if doesn't cost me any more and no radius on the top laminate. I ordered no f-hole soundhole rout because I will be routing a lightning bolt soundhole to match the brass plate. Should be a really cool build with a touch of mojo.
 
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